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Brittany Polat on Living as a Stoic (Episode 60)

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

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The Cynic Role in the Stoic Life

I think there is a lot of pressure on many people today to, you know, kind of give up everything. Epictetus holds cynics in high regard. The stoic life is very ordinary, but ordinary in an excellent, excellent way. So yes, for someone like me who has three young kids, I'm never going to be a cynic. It's all part of figuring out using wisely what we have.

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